Sama, Central - tanggu

1.

N-, -han

to make a promise.

Do not promise to anybody if you are not sure.

Bey iya nangguhan aku ma jalom pitum bulan piitu ru ya.

He promised me [that] within seven months he would definitely come here.

2.

N-; pa-, caus.

to postpone; to put off by promising something in the future; to allow to postpone; to be made to postpone.

Patangguhun aku duwa llow bayaran ta kow utang ku.

Give me two days to pay my debt to you.

This you just keeps promising, but then you simply never pay.

3.

eh, ni-

to be postponed; to be allowed to postpone; to be allowed to promise for the future.

I was not even allowed by him to promise for the future, [I] must surely pay this very day.

He didn't even let me postpone, I must pay this very day.